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LOT 2523
Antique Icon of Saint John Chrysostomos
GREECE, 18TH CENTURY A.D.
11 3/4 x 10 1/8 in. (1.1 kg, 30 x 25.7 cm).
Sturdy wooden board with gesso-covered obverse surface; within a rich red border, dark blue field with facing nimbate bust of St. John Chrysostomos wearing a white mantle and red undertunic with rosette detailing to both; left hand holding a book, right hand raised in benediction; legend 'Iω. ά χουςοτοοϚ'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the 1990s.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
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LOT 2523
Antique Icon of Saint John Chrysostomos
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
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Bezoar with Silver-Gilt Suspension Mount
Circa 17th-18th century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Dark brown, rounded bezoar with a granular surface, fitted with a domed silver-gilt cap and circular suspension loop, the cap decorated with pointed leaves, their outlines and central veins defined against textured grounds. 74 grams, 80 mm
Acquired on the European art market. UK, private collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13478-263372.
Bezoars were valued in European and Asian medicinal traditions for their supposed ability to counteract poison. Natural examples are concretions formed around indigestible material within the digestive systems of animals. Their historical reputation is reflected in the name, derived from the Persian p ādzahr, meaning “antidote”. During the early modern period, bezoars were furnished with precious-metal caps, cages and containers. Mounted examples could be worn as protective pendants, suspended for medicinal use, or preserved among the natural specimens and costly objects assembled in cabinets of curiosities. The present leaf-decorated cap belongs to this tradition of combining a valued specimen with ornamental metalwork. Surviving comparisons include a 17th-century brown bezoar pendant in a silver mount at the London Museum and an 18th-century silver-mounted example in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid. These documents the continued use of silver mounts for bezoars across both centuries and provide the historical setting for the present example. -
Greek Style Terracotta Plaque Frangment Group
Circa 19th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Comprising: rectangular fragment with upper body of a Greek lady holding up a jar and reed-pipe, head of another before her balancing a tray with folded cloth; upper body of a woman in profile with arms extended placing a casket on a table; architrave with decorative border and door, head of a lady adjusting her diadem and chald behind her. 600 grams total, 11-20.6 cm
Acquired at auction in Geneva or Basel circa 1989. From the private collection of a Swiss gentleman collector, thence by decent 2018. -
Egyptian Style Reproduction Group
20th century A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: composition bust of Nefertiti on stand; large scarab with symbols to underside; small scarab with cartouche to underside. 574 grams total, 4.2-16.5 cm
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
